Multiple person from one family, spouse of government officials won’t get lease of Chingri Mahal
Senior Reporter / Thelegalvoice24.com :
After that, the Land Minister presided over the meeting of the National Chingrimahal (shrimp pond zone) Management Committee at the conference room of the Ministry of Lands today at noon.
At this time, the Minister of Land directed to take a policy decision and take necessary measures so that multiple members from the same family, government officials and their spouses and members of the Chingri Mahal Management Committee will not get lease of the Chingri Mahal. The Minister of Land issued this directive with the consent of the committee members.
Members of Parliaments Jafar Alam, MP from Cox’s Bazar attended the meeting. Land Secretary Md. Mustafizur Rahman PAA was also present at that time. Various stakeholders including the Ministry of Land, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change officials, field administration officials of Cox’s Bazar and Satkhira districts, and individuals involved in shrimp farming and trade attended the meeting among others.
Proposals for the new leasing of Chingri Mahal and pending leasing approvals of Chingri Mahals were discussed at today’s meeting based on the reports of various districts. It is to be noted that there are about 1596 Chingri Mahals all over the country which are a source of revenue of crores of takas.
